Alex B

Irene Probstein (1931-) is the last living evacuee of the 1940 St. Malo evacuation of British civilians and soldiers by the St. Helier Yacht Club from the advancing German forces who were taking over the Channel Islands. https://www.channel103.com/news/jersey/st-malo-evacuee-91-returns-to-jersey/

John Hamilton (1918-) and Albert Johnson (1919/1920-) are the only Dunkirk veterans that i know of that are still living https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/22207827/dunkirk-hero-keen-bodybuilder-weightlifter-fit-ww2/ https://www.theguardian.com/money/2022/apr/25/frozen-pensions-dunkirk-veteran-among-those-losing-up-to-5600

Leonard Zăicescu (1927-) is the last living survivor of the death trains of the laşi pogrom by the Iron Guard under Ion Antonescu during WW2, after the death of Iancu Țucărman who passed away in January 8th, 2021. https://www.google.com/amp/s/romania.postsen.com/trends/amp/218010 https://apnews.com/article/bucharest-romania-coronavirus-pandemic-iasi-europe-56fdc91fc13dab4ede2c38127f4031f7

I understand Toast & will make sure, cause there are still plenty of veterans attaining milestones, I used to think there weren't that many vets left, but dang there are still so many not yet ready

I apologize Toast, I am new at this site, I will use the search thread next time, I just wanna help keep the WW2 legacy alive, I thank you for telling me of my fault, I will do better

Well what's done is done, let's focus on adding content instead of who's right or wrong brother ✌

Don't know what the issue is brother, giving out information is my job Ken Potts passed away recently on April 15th of this year, leaving only Lou Conter as the sole remaining member aboard USS Arizona at the time of the 1941 attack https://taskandpurpose.com/news/ken-potts-uss-arizona-pearl-harbor-survivor-obituary/

Ken Potts passed away recently on April 15th of this year, leaving only Lou Conter as the sole remaining member aboard USS Arizona at the time of the 1941 attack https://taskandpurpose.com/news/ken-potts-uss-arizona-pearl-harbor-survivor-obituary/

Considering it was awarded almost 80 years ago, it's a miracle how long such people can endure to old age, even for for former enemies

Ahh guess i didn't look hard enough, thank you

As far as i know through much studying to find out how many Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients are still alive as of today, only 3 came up so far Hugo Broch (1922-) Heinz Rafoth (1923-) Leo Rinkowski (1924-)

Ah i see, will do

Oh hello Sir Creep, I apologize if my post wasn't part of the rules here, I just wanted to help answer Sinbabad's question about surviving Midway veterans, just helping out a fellow brother

You're welcome

There are a few veterans still alive today from the Battle of Midway, however the last known living dive bomber pilot of Midway died back in 2016, his name was Norman Kleiss (March 7th, 1916- April 22nd, 2016) There are some veterans still with us today, one passed away very recently, his name was Truxton King TK Ford (May 1st, 1923 - March 29th, 2023) https://northplattepost.com/posts/15fd384a-6110-4e8c-a303-345f1ddda0d1, but i will list the few that i know of, including Ervin "Judge" Wendt (1916-) https://thelogbookproject.com/ervin-wendt/ https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/military/story/2022-06-04/80th-anniversary-battle-midway, Charles Monroe (1924-) https://m.imdb.com/title/tt11879472/plotsummary/?ref_=tt_ov_pl https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-25/midway-museum-founding-president-mclaughlin-retire, John L. Patton (1923-) https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/military/veterans/2023/04/04/st-johns-county-honors-world-war-ii-navy-veteran-of-midway-and-more/70076126007/, and Hank Kudzik (1926-) https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/macungie-honors-veterans-on-77th-anniversary-of-vj-day/article_cc6dd1e8-1cd2-11ed-8a22-97243f06e029.html